This day in history Nov 2, 2009
Today s birthdays: R&B singer Earl Speedo Carroll (The Cadillacs; The Coasters) is 72. Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 71. (Boston Globe)
Today in History - Nov. 2 Nov 2, 2009
Today's Birthdays: R&B singer Earl "Speedo" Carroll (The Cadillacs; The Coasters) is 72. Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 71. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
'Amazing' copyright case: parties agree to settle Oct 9, 2009
Amazing' copyright case: parties agree to settle - Music - Entertainment. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Iconic Songwriters Leiber and Stoller, Creators of American Classics Including "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me" and "Jailhouse Rock" to Perform a Book Signing at the City of West Hollywood's Eighth Annual Book Fair on Sunday, October 4, 2009 Oct 3, 2009
Perhaps more than any other songwriters of their generation, Leiber and Stoller were among the most influential, shaping Americas musical landscape along with iconic artists such as Elvis, Ray Charles, Ben E. King, The Coasters, The Clovers and many others ... Leiber and Stoller had a string of hits with The Coasters, including Yakety Yak, Poison Ivy, and Charlie Brown. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
‘Hound Dog’ documents Lieber and Stoller’s rise to greatness Sep 30, 2009
The duo met when both moved to Los Angeles, then clicked instinctively on hits for the Coasters ( Yakkety Yak, Poison Ivy ) and the Robins ( Riot in Cellblock No. 9 ). And after Presley scored with Hound Dog, they were approached by his music publisher, Jean Aberbach, to contribute to the Jailhouse Rock soundtrack, the project that took Presley to another level. (Boston Globe)
What Does WMD Rhyme With? Aug 18, 2009
In basic training we used to march along singing to the tune of the Coasters Poison Ivy which included lines about friends dying and the refrain Vee-yet-nam, Vee-yet-nam, late at night while you re sleeping Charley Cong comes a creeping all around. Even though Vietnam was a war that made some sense in the context of the Cold War and Iraq and AfPak make no sense whatsoever, there have been no antiwar songs that I am aware of, which possibility explains the anemic state of the antiwar movement in... (The American Conservative)
Jukebox Jamz stirs up memories of times past Aug 16, 2009
Hosted by Diamond Dave Somerville, the guy behind "Little Darlin'," the show featured Dee Dee Sharp and a variety of incarnations of the Coasters, the Drifters and the Platters ... The Coasters were dubbed The Original Cornell Gunter's Coasters (even though Gunter died in 1990) and the Drifters were identified as Bobby Hendricks' Drifters. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Coaster race this year was among the best Aug 1, 2009
We have developed some great ideas for next year that promise to get the parents/adults more involved with the coasters and the kids who race them ... The race committee is always exploring ways to improve pre-race trials, driver skills, and the coasters. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Screaming fans adore Jonas Brothers Jul 26, 2009
The Jonas' delivered catchy bubblegum pop like "Paranoid" (not the Black Sabbath song), "Poison Ivy" (not the Coasters song) and "Hold On" (one of many songs by that title). It's not really helping their cause in the end that my young daughter -- who happens to be named Ivy and likes the Jonas Brothers -- left saying that the highlight of the night was a Neil Diamond song. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Skeletones bringin' R&B; Fonn Mor reset for Aug. 20 Jul 8, 2009
He has performed with the Coasters, The Platters, Jewel Aikins, Lewis Wilson and Today's People's Micheal Walden. Wilson, who has been voted "Blues Man of the Month" by the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, is a rhythm guitarist, who serves as Skeletone's lead and background vocalist. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Grand opening for the new Knick May 23, 2009
It was known as a major destination for talent like Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Albert King, Big Walter Horton, The Coasters, Shirelles, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds not to mention Rhode Island s own Roomful of Blues. The Grand Opening celebration is the culmination of 3 years of planning and construction, done with careful attention to bringing back the original look from the 1940s, right down to the 520 square foot rock maple dance floor, known as one of the best in New England. (Westerly Sun, RI)
• Reporter's Notebook Mar 25, 2009
I'm not asking for the Double A staff to sing that 1958 song from The Coasters every time someone orders yak. Nothing like that. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Feb 22, 2009
95 is a good deal, but if you're interested in riding the coasters lots of times, the all-day unlimited rides wristband for $29. 95 is the way to go. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
COLUMN / Remembering pioneer of rock n roll Feb 13, 2009
Buddy Holly and the Crickets share the bill with Bobby Darin, Dion and the Belmonts, Clyde McPhatter, and the Coasters. In early 1959 the Crickets broke up and Holly and his new wife, Maria Elena, moved to Greenwich Village where he enjoyed playing in Washington Square and local clubs. (Hingham Journal, MA)
